Mel (& Paul) Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Nope, I just carried on. He apologised and shut the door I sat in there a few more minutes composing myself (and thinking of all the swear words I could use on Paul) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Hah! I hope that you used them. Good for the pelvic floor muscles, that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 What, swearing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 No, stopping mid-stream. Swearing's good for the blood pressure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Your problem not mine! - glad they don't know me They do now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 No, stopping mid-stream. OOOOOOooooooooooooooo, talking of stopping mid stream........ When I went for my first scan, they asked me to turn up with a full bladder. I went a bit overboard and drank 3 pints of water, 2 cups of tea and a glass of ribena. When I got to the hospital I couldn't blink for fear of wetting myself. Anyway, when I got on the bed, and the woman put the scanner on my tummy (I was holding my breathe at this point) she said, "Oh there's rather a lot of fluid in your bladder, you must have a good capacity. Do you think you might be able to wee half of it out" Imagine when you're bursting for the loo, and you finally get to go......and have to hold some of it back..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I am laughing reading that Gina.............How on earth could you manage to just do half a wee, not sure I could hang onto the rest............... Hope the scan went well .............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I have no idea either Nicola! I'm not sure I'd be able to repeat it either! It won't be a party trick, that's for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I've had to do half a wee in hospital too Gina and it ain't easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 My sympathies Gina - I had execatly the same problem, AND they were running late - I had the timing down to the last minute, so I nearly wet myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 AND they were running late Isn't that the norm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I had to produce a mid-stream specimen immediately after giving birth Extremely difficult Start - stop - start again - stop again -start - oh! the relief by this stage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I had to do a mid stream affair today Lesley. Fortunatly for me, I hadn't just given birth, and I did have the relief this time of being able to empty my bladder fully afterwards. You're making my eyes water just thinking about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Takes a lot of concentration, doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Especially if you're expected to be able to wee straight into one of those tiny, narrow necked specimen bottles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 took me a few goes Kate! The Midwife refused to touch the bottle and asked if I would mind opening it myself - she was onto me obviously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 We used to get the women to check their own specimens. An HCA would be available to help, but it's not exactly rocket science, and after being shown what to do just about everyone can compare the dipstick to the colour diagram. These days I get more specimens from older people, and you just know that some of them have piddled all over the bottle- the damp, peeling label is a big give away. Rubber gloves every time My Mum delights in telling me that when she was a student nurse, in the days before sophisticated test kits, they used to have to taste the specimens, especially if diabetes was suspected- sweet apparently because of the sugar. That's apparently true, although I'm not entirely convinced that Mum's generation had to do it, I don't think she's quite that old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 tasting testing someone elses WEE !!!!! Oh Kate - I don't think I could taste my own, nevermind anyone elses..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Ewwwww ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Well Kate you used to be a nurse is this an urban myth or did they really........................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Maybe in the days of Florence Nightingale....you're not that old are you Kate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Yes, Gina, I am that old!! We didn't do urine testing with a glass and a spit bucket though, thank goodness! They'd invented the little lab test sticks by then . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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